Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-02-12


 spark of a passing locomotive. Loss $l0000O.
 The Cspadian Pacific Is olocksded. No through mail has arrived for twelve days. and nobody knows when one SIh 0et through. Letters are being sent by 1uarican yailroAds. Fraser river IS tr0z- en almost to the mouth. NaEiss'I"I !s closed. Several Inches ot rec iroIe St !i lnis port Monday. The Canadian faeine telegraph lines have been down in all direction for week. The ls'e neteo stoIm has stopped communics'lohe every where. The legislOture BdJourDe1 TOT week on account of poor accommodstlon in the chambers. They were nteraIIy frozen ont. The weather is now moder- atiug. The price of con in EIeiorla has raised from s to lOdollars per ton. There will probably be q rise ID the price o' meat. \ great scarcity ID the InsrAet is reported. with 6 great loss oi etocE "a the interior ranges.
 WAsHrSGToS, Feb. s.-SecretBry Man ming has sent to Perry Belmont chslf- man of the house committee of foreisn affairs. a long and carefully prepared reply to the request of that committee for his views with regard to the house and senate retaliation bills, and for any suggestion that he may desIre 70 make with reference thereto. Alter dlsoussins .be fishery clauEes If different treaties with Great Britain, the secrstafy comes to the conclusion that ss Cahsda use suspended hospitality and puSiIese 10 American vessels. the Onited clates should respond by like suspension. DC secretary then submits the draft or h bill entitled "An act to enable the presi- dent to defend and protect the rights and priyileges of vessels of the Cnlted States The bill provides thnt when eyer the president shall be satisfied that vessels of the United States are by Brit i-b or Canadian authority, denfed any rights or privileges tO which they are entitled. he shall iu his discretion, law frIIv close by proclamation, all ports oi the United Ststes against all vessels 0t her BrittanIc Majesty, except such as are m distress. All vessels violating tbs proyision shall be seized and forfeited. Persons violating any proclamation made ID pursuance of this act, shall De deemed guilty of misdemeanor and oh conviction thereof, shall be fined not exceeding Sl00, or imprisonment not eN- ceedipe two years. The bill also pro yiiss for the appointment of cOmmis- sipuer whose duty it shall be to take testimony in relation to the losses anu injuries inflicted since December 5l 1885. by the British authorities upon cltizens of the United States, engaged in the fisheries on the northeastern coast of British North America.
 NFv YORK, February s-The strikers whom Police Inspector Steers met when he made his tour of the Nor'h river front today, acknowledged Go hiin that they were beaten. Freight was offered ID less qusuiiiles than usual on Monday and the green hands were Dear- ly canal to 1t. There were more mc;i apply ing for work st the piers tLsn Can be sec 3mm0dated will places.
 WAsHINGroS, February SD. J. Snl- isan Las been COahrmed receiVsr of public moneys at Prescott, ArizoEa-
 CLEVELAND, Feb. S-DetectiTc Hulli- gan one of tbe police officers assaulted hy desparaioes st RavenDa died this morn ing.
 LONDON. Feb. S-The stock exchange markets are very fiat on lower quota lions from Berlin aud the runors that AIsace and Lorraine will be declared in s state of siege.
 NEw YokK. Feb. X A free fight took place yesterday on sse per of tho Mor. gan Iil.e of steamers, between number of striking longshyyamen. After the pc lice separated the combatGnts, John O'Nelll. s longshOremBn, WAS found ly-
 sra hlnnn uF.n near him vas an open razor, and O'Nelll had deep slash down hls back. lie was removed to the hospital in an uu- conscious condition The Boss S'eTs' dores had B meeting and took measures io i'll the place of the strikers lmnedi' atcly.
 PARIS. Feb. s-The Bourse closed hair oEiug to unfavOTabls Tumors from ter many.
 PREscoTr. Feb. 9-FisheT introduced q bill to insure correct assessment oi stock on ranges. ltproyides that every stockman shall keep 0 book account ot stock branded and that 70 Ter cent oi such stock shall be assessed. Anyone may by affidavit, cause the bOsrd.ot SUI pervisors to order R round up ot the stock of anyone suspected ot glvlng uh- true returns.
 Adamson's bi!lto aid the collection o' public revenue. giving the terTitoTy pos CT to sell property for delinquent tsXes' the same Bs any execution ID law or O. county, passed.
 LeatherEood's bill io amend chapter 53Compiled Laws, concerning toreibie entries and detainers, passed; also the bill cutting down the tees Ot the secre- tBry of the territory to i5OJ per sn7nn'
 Pee! submitted tbe penal code ot coae commission.
 Goodrich in the Council. introduced Q bill to fund the indebtedness of Marico Pa county.
 SAN FRANCIsCo, February s-A snow storm is raging in the Sierra Nevada mountains.
 LONDON. Feb. S-Ihe Stock Exchange market closed rather firm. American securities, however, We're flat rotwith- standing the fact that New York people were buying.
 CINCINNATI, Ohio. Feb. S-The Iiycr continues to fall at the rate fl one and two inches pc. hour. The waters have SO far subsided that all trans have re- turned to tue central pass, nEer depo! snd the freight embargo been lifted.
 WAsHISGToS. February x The senate has passed without debate. the twin bills appropTIsting tweuty-one millions of dollars for modern ordinance and coast Notifications.
 WAsHNGToS, February x s-The hoEae committee on Indian affairs today or dered c favorable report CD the bill granting to the Arizona Narrow Gauge Railroad Company the right of wsy through the White Mountain Indian reservation.
 PREsC1Tr, Feb. S.-Petitions were presented from Tucson asking the pas sage of Sunday law.
 Dorsh introduced a bill making 6 policy prima facia evidence as to the value of the property destroyed.
 Two hundred copies o' the quarsn- tine bill were ordered printed, also copies of the law 10 prevent Texas fever.
 The bill from the code commission re- lstiDg to iuries and jurors passed, Hlso s bill from same concerning injunctions, also a bill prohibiting county and pro bate judges from pTacticIng law while holding office.
 The Adjutant General presented & long report which was ordered to the on militis.